"eudicot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈju.dɪ.kat/ Forms: eudicots [plural]
Etymology: Probably a back-formation from eudicots, short for eudicotyledons, from the New Latin coinage eudicotylēdōn, from the Ancient Greek components εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + δι- (di-, “two”) + κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”); equivalent to eu- (“true”) + dicot. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|qsb-grc}}, {{back-formation|en|nocap=1}} back-formation, {{der|en|la-new|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{compound|grc|εὐ-|δι-|κοτυληδών|nocat=1|t1=good, well|t2=two|t3=cup-shaped cavity}} εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + δι- (di-, “two”) + κοτυληδών (kotulēdṓn, “cup-shaped cavity”), {{prefix|en|eu-|dicot|t1=true}} eu- (“true”) + dicot Head templates: {{en-noun}} eudicot (plural eudicots)
  1. (botany) A member of the eudicots. Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: core eudicot Related terms: palaeodicot

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